View Name validation

View Name validation allows PI Integrator to create/modify/import dialogs. All unicode and international localization characters are allowed, but certain special characters are not allowed. Existing views that are already part of the PI Integrator’s database should not be affected, unless the user tries to modify their name.

If the user inputs a view name that is invalid, the text box will be highlighted in red, and an error message will be displayed specifying that the view name is invalid. This is the same scenario for create/modify/import dialogs.

Users have the ability to override the default allowed character map by following these steps:

1. Open the C:\Program Files\PIPC\Integrators\BA\CAST.UI.WindowsService.exe.config file in a file editor.

2. Modify the ViewnameAllowedSpecialCharacters value to include the special characters.

   For example, if using '@', ' ', or '!' in view names, the value would be "@ !".

   Due to the nature of XML, certain reserved characters such as "&" need an escape sequence. This would result in "&" for example.

3. Restart the integrator services.

4. Input the new View Name. It should pass validation due to the modification of ViewnameAllowedSpecialCharacters.